Career Overlap Occupation record
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Where a warfare specialist can go next

5 destinations recorded, ranked by how much of the target role a warfare specialist already meets. The closer to the top of Table 1, the less there is to learn.

Warfare specialist perform strategic duties, such as making tactical decisions, detecting and identifying potential threats, and locating targets and objectives. They communicate with their and other teams to ensure the efficiency of the operation, and also oversee the safety of the team.

Also known as electronic warfare specialist, electronic warfare operator, defence analyst, surveillance operator, defence specialist.

Armed forces occupations 41 skills on file 5 career moves 5 above 60% overlap Closest: artillery officer, 79%

Fig. 2 · Career map 5 nearest · ESCO v1.2.1
artillery officer 79% covered army corporal 76% covered squadron leader 74% covered armed forces officer 71% covered infantry soldier 62% covered warfare specialist You are here
  • 70% and above · short step
  • 50 to 70% · real move
  • Below 50% · substantial retraining
The 5 nearest destinations from warfare specialist, each one a link to that move’s record. Distance from the centre is how much retraining the move takes; the figure on each is how much of that role a warfare specialist already covers. All 5 are listed in the tables below.
Table 1

Table 1 · Within reach

Table 2

Table 2 · What the job itself asks for

A warfare specialist needs 15 required skills and areas of knowledge. These 10 are the ones fewest other jobs share, so they say the most about the work.

Required skill Area
  • operational research business, administration and law
  • assess danger in risk areas information skills
  • operate radar equipment working with machinery and specialised equipment
  • devise military tactics management skills
  • lead military troops management skills
  • manage troop deployment management skills
  • military weaponry services
  • ensure information security assisting and caring
  • surveillance methods engineering, manufacturing and construction
  • handle surveillance equipment assisting and caring
Table 3

Table 3 · Jobs that lead here

The reverse view: occupations whose skills already cover much of what a warfare specialist does. The figure is how much of this job each one brings.

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Warfare specialist is filed under Armed forces occupations, ISCO major group 0. The full index lists all ten groups.

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How these figures were compiled

Overlap is how much of the target role is already part of a warfare specialist’s work. It is directional: the figure for the reverse move differs. Every entry above opens the full comparison for that move: what carries over, what is missing, and where to start. The full method.